17 Apr 2007 | Ref. 113/2007
SAN FRANCISCO – BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Matson Navigation Company, Inc., for the drydock, survey, maintenance and repair of the Container Deck Cargo Barge HALEAKALA. The estimated total value of the 30-day work package, which began in early April, is in excess of $2 million, if all options are exercised.
Specific items in the contract include blasting and painting various areas of the vessel, as well as working on its steel structures, piping, electrical and mechanical systems. All work will be performed at BAE Systems’ facility in San Francisco after the barge is towed from Hawaii.
"We are pleased to maintain the HALEAKALA so it can continue to help keep our nation's economy moving," said Al Krekich, president, BAE Systems Ship Repair. "Commercial shipping is an important service, and we are always eager and ready to leverage our ship maintenance capabilities to support it."
The HALEAKALA is a cargo container handling barge that serves the inter-island Hawaiian trade routes for Matson Navigation Company, which has been serving the Pacific since 1882 and is recognized as an industry leader in ocean transportation, intermodal and logistics services.
BAE Systems Ship Repair is the United States’ leading non-nuclear ship repair, modernization and conversion company – focused on dry dock and ship repair services for the U.S. Navy, other defense agencies and commercial customers. It has major operations in Norfolk, San Diego, San Francisco and Hawaii.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion.
For further information, please contact:
John Kowalczyk, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 757 494 2977 Cell: +1 757 717 8391
john.kowalczyk@baesystems.com
Susan Lenover, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8259 Cell: +1 703 850 1621
susan.lenover@baesystems.com
